Timothy McVeigh

Timothy McVeigh
Mug shot of McVeigh, 1995
Born(1968-04-23)April 23, 1968
Lockport, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 2001(2001-06-11) (aged 33)
USP Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Other namesTim Tuttle[5]
Daryl Bridges[6]
Robert Kling
Occupation(s)Soldier, security guard
Criminal statusExecuted by lethal injection
Motive
  • Anti-government sentiment
  • Retaliation for the Ruby Ridge, Waco siege, other government raids, U.S. foreign policy, Federal Assault Weapons Ban and civilian casualties from U.S. military attacks in foreign countries[1]
ConvictionsFirst degree murder of a federal employee (18 U.S.C. §§ 1111 and 1114) (8 counts)
Use of a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 2332a)
Conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 2332a)
Destruction by explosives resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 844)
Criminal penaltyDeath (August 1997)
AccomplicesTerry Nichols
Michael Fortier
Details
DateApril 19, 1995
9:02 a.m. (CDT)
LocationsAlfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
TargetU.S. federal government
Killed168-169
Injured684[4]
WeaponAmmonium nitrate and nitromethane truck bomb
Military career
AllegianceUnited States
BranchU.S. Army
Years of service1988–1991
RankSergeant
Battles / warsGulf War

Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001) was an American domestic terrorist who masterminded and perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995.[7][8] The bombing itself killed 167-168 people (including 19 children), injured 684 people, and destroyed one-third of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.[9][10] A rescue worker was killed after the bombing when debris struck her head, bringing the total to 168-169 killed. It remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.[11]

A Gulf War veteran, McVeigh became radicalized by anti-government beliefs. He sought revenge against the United States federal government for the 1993 Waco siege, as well as the 1992 Ruby Ridge incident. McVeigh expressed particular disapproval of federal agencies such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for their handling of issues regarding private citizens. He hoped to inspire a revolution against the federal government, and he defended the bombing as a legitimate tactic against what he saw as a tyrannical government.[12] He was arrested shortly after the bombing and indicted on 160 state offenses and 11 federal offenses, including the use of a weapon of mass destruction. He was found guilty on all counts in 1997 and sentenced to death.[13]

McVeigh was executed by lethal injection on June 11, 2001, at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. His execution, which took place just over six years after the offense, was carried out in a considerably shorter time than for most inmates awaiting execution, due in part to his refusal to pursue appeals or stays of execution.[14]

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  3. ^ Shariat, Sheryll; Mallonee, Sue; Stidham, Shelli Stephens (December 1998). Oklahoma City Bombing Injuries (PDF) (Report). Injury Prevention Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health. pp. 2–3. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Shariat, Sheryll; Mallonee, Sue; Stidham, Shelli Stephens (December 1998). Oklahoma City Bombing Injuries (PDF) (Report). Injury Prevention Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health. pp. 2–3. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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  7. ^ Eatwell, Roger; Mudde, Cas, eds. (2004). Western Democracies and the New Extreme Right Challenge. Routledge Studies in Extremism and Democracy. London: Routledge. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-415-55387-2.
  8. ^ Flowers, R. Barri; Flowers, H. Lorraine (2004). Murders in the United States: Crimes, Killers and Victims of the Twentieth Century. McFarland & Company. p. 106. ISBN 0-7864-2075-8.
  9. ^ Mallonee, S.; Shariat, S.; Stennies, G.; Waxweiler, R.; Hogan, D.; Jordan, F. (August 7, 1996). "Physical Injuries and Fatalities Resulting From the Oklahoma City Bombing". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 276 (5): 382–387. doi:10.1001/jama.1996.03540050042021. ISSN 0098-7484. PMID 8683816.
  10. ^ Shariat, Sheryll; Mallonee, Sue; Stidham, Shelli Stephens (December 1998). Oklahoma City Bombing Injuries (PDF) (Report). Injury Prevention Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health. pp. 2–3. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Oklahoma City Bombing". Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved January 4, 2025. It was the worst act of homegrown terrorism in the nation's history.
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  14. ^ "Time on Death Row". Death Penalty Information Center. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.


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